Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/10/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, January 10, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Celtics (18-21) will play the Indiana Pacers (14-25) on Monday.

The Pacers took the court against the Nets and ended up losing by a score of 129-121 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pacers finished with 19 while the Nets recorded 11 personal fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 21 tries from downtown. Brooklyn finished the contest at 89.7% at the free throw line by converting 26 of 29 tries. On top of that, Brooklyn pulled down 29 boards (9 offensive, 20 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Brooklyn distributed 38 assists and had 28 steals in the game. Regarding the defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 57.0% from the field on 49 of 86 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 33 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pacers converted 26 of their 28 shots for a percentage of 92.9%. Indiana ended with a 50.0% FG percentage (41 out of 82) and made 13 of their 39 three-point attempts.

Domantas Sabonis is a guy who came through for the game. He recorded 32 points on 10 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also totaled 12 rebounds. Sabonis walked away from this one shooting 76.9% from the floor and also recorded 10 assists.

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Indiana enters this one with a mark of 14-25 so far this year. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana is snagging 44.7 boards per contest and has totaled 929 assists for the campaign, which ranks 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Pacers are hitting 32.4% on shots from distance (451 of 1,392) and 77.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 107.7 pts per contest (18th in the league) on 45.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Pacers are forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 fouls. They rank 9th in basketball in allowing assists with 858 relinquished for the campaign. The Pacers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.4% (1,563 of 3,368) and they surrender 42.7 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 17th in the NBA in opponents PPG (107.9).

The last time they took the court, the Celtics walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 108-105 when they played the Knicks. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Boston allowed New York to collect 31 in total (11 offensive). They finished 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 18 of 36 and finished the contest at 10 out of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Celtics allowed the Knicks to convert 40 of 90 tries from the floor which had them shooting 44.4% for the contest. Overall, the Celtics went 38 for 80 from the field which had them shooting 47.5%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Boston made 17 out of their 45 tries (37.8%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a percentage of 92.3%. The Knicks committed 8 fouls in this matchup which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Celtics were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest.

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics for this contest. Tatum earned 36 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and had 9 assists for this game. He converted 12 of 21 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and added 6 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 18-21 this year. The Celtics commit 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they go 81.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 22.7 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per contest. Boston has accumulated 4,207 points for the campaign (107.9 per game) and they pull in 45.8 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are connecting on 44.4% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball.

The Boston defense concedes 34.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (481 of 1,381) and their opponents are making 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 21.6 assists and 45.6 boards every game, which ranks them 2nd and 19th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 13th in the league in points given up per game with 106.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (8th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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